demographic2026

Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, female (%) (cumulative)

Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.

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Key Insights

Global Average
79.6%
Median: 93.5%
Countries Covered
158
with available data
Highest
Denmark
100.0%
Lowest
Somalia
7.2%
Top 5 Countries
1Denmark100.0%
2Finland100.0%
3France100.0%
4Germany100.0%
5Hong Kong100.0%
By Region
Oceania99.4%(1 countries)
Europe98.8%(32 countries)
South America84.7%(7 countries)
North America82.6%(4 countries)
Asia78.6%(23 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (7.2%)High (100.0%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 79.6%)

Oceania (1)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Asia (23)
Other (84)
Africa (7)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Denmark100.0%
2Finland100.0%
3France100.0%
4Germany100.0%
5Hong Kong100.0%
6Iceland100.0%
7Russian Federation100.0%
8Sweden100.0%
9Ukraine100.0%
10United Kingdom100.0%
11Uzbekistan100.0%
12Austria100.0%
13Azerbaijan100.0%
14Czech Republic99.9%
15Belarus99.9%
16Estonia99.9%
17Malta99.8%
18Slovenia99.8%
19Slovakia99.8%
20Hungary99.7%
21Poland99.7%
22Armenia99.7%
23Ireland99.7%
24Turkmenistan99.7%
25Japan99.6%
26Norway99.6%
27Bahamas99.6%
28Switzerland99.6%
29Moldova, Republic of99.5%
30Antigua and Barbuda99.5%
31Curaçao99.5%
32Georgia99.5%
33Latvia99.5%
34Lithuania99.4%
35Australia99.4%
36Trinidad and Tobago99.4%
37Croatia99.3%
38Kazakhstan99.3%
39Saint Lucia99.3%
40Bulgaria99.2%
41Jamaica99.2%
42Albania99.1%
43United States of America99.1%
44Namibia99.0%
45Romania98.8%
46Andorra98.7%
47San Marino98.6%
48Serbia98.6%
49Luxembourg98.4%
50Kyrgyzstan98.4%
51Timor-Leste98.0%
52Montenegro97.9%
53Netherlands97.4%
54Seychelles97.4%
55Italy97.4%
56Grenada97.3%
57Palau97.2%
58Tonga97.0%
59Tajikistan96.7%
60Mongolia96.7%
61Oman96.7%
62Greece96.6%
63South Korea96.4%
64Aruba96.3%
65Cyprus96.3%
66Canada96.3%
67Samoa96.0%
68Israel95.6%
69Belgium95.5%
70Nauru95.2%
71Puerto Rico94.7%
72Portugal94.3%
73Uruguay94.0%
74Mauritius93.8%
75Marshall Islands93.8%
76People's Republic of China93.7%
77Belize93.7%
78Kiribati93.5%
79Malaysia93.5%
80United Arab Emirates93.5%
81Spain93.3%
82Qatar92.9%
83Bahrain91.7%
84Chile91.7%
85Fiji91.4%
86The Republic of North Macedonia91.4%
87State of Palestine90.3%
88Saudi Arabia90.1%
89Brunei Darussalam89.9%
90Argentina89.0%
91South Africa88.7%
92Panama88.0%
93Singapore87.4%
94Philippines87.2%
95Bosnia and Herzegovina86.8%
96Sri Lanka86.6%
97Costa Rica85.7%
98Vietnam84.9%
99Mexico84.6%
100Colombia83.6%
101Ecuador82.6%
102Jordan82.5%
103Islamic Republic of Iran82.4%
104Botswana81.7%
105Indonesia81.1%
106Brazil80.1%
107Dominican Republic79.2%
108Dominica79.1%
109Paraguay79.1%
110Suriname79.0%
111Türkiye77.2%
112Kenya74.6%
113Peru71.7%
114Thailand71.7%
115Vanuatu70.8%
116Lesotho70.2%
117Eswatini69.9%
118Honduras66.7%
119Bolivia66.2%
120Egypt63.5%
121United Republic of Tanzania62.8%
122Nigeria62.0%
123El Salvador61.3%
124Ghana61.0%
125Zambia59.9%
126India59.1%
127Lao People's Democratic Republic55.9%
128Papua New Guinea55.9%
129Democratic Republic of the Congo53.8%
130Bangladesh52.0%
131Tunisia50.6%
132Guatemala50.4%
133Cape Verde44.4%
134Angola42.4%
135Cambodia41.8%
136Comoros41.8%
137Rwanda40.5%
138Republic of The Gambia40.1%
139Uganda39.2%
140Madagascar38.9%
141Pakistan38.3%
142Malawi37.8%
143Nepal36.4%
144Sudan32.9%
145Bhutan32.1%
146Togo31.3%
147Yemen29.6%
148Cote d'Ivoire25.8%
149Mozambique24.7%
150Ethiopia23.2%
151Guinea-Bissau22.3%
152Senegal21.1%
153Burkina Faso16.8%
154Benin15.7%
155Niger13.1%
156Afghanistan10.2%
157Mali10.1%
158Somalia7.2%
Showing 158 of 158 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).

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